Door bumper



. ea-L190 May 1927 -H. c. MATSE I I noon BUMPER I Filed Aug. 27, 1923 J v INVENTOR.

04/. I? y MkC/Zzzkq ATTORNEY;

Patented May 3, 1927.

1,627,190 UNITED srArssrArsnr OFFICE.

HERMAN C. ELISE, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO BRIGGS IAN'UFACTURING COMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

DOOR BUMPER.

Application filed August 21, 1923. Serial No. 059,570.

This invention relates to vehicle bodies and refers more particularly to supports for door buffers and the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a '5 post or pillar having a reinforcing member which is preferably provided with means for supporting a plurality of yieldabl'e'bufier members and which is also preferably provided with means for effectively holding the l buffer. members so as to prevent accidental removal thereof from the holders.

Another object is to provide a strong and durable construction that can be manufactured at 'a comparatively low cost.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in 20 the ap ended claims.

In t 1e accompanying drawing Fi ure 1 is a side elevation of a'motor vehic e embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure 1;'

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation of the buffers and supporting means therefor Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation of the supporting means;

Figure 5 is a detail firspective view of one of the cushion mem rs.

In the manufacture of door bufiers or bumpers it is usual to. rovide a separate holder for each yieldabe cushion member and to retain the cushion member in the holder by the frictional engagement between the ed es of the cushion member. and the walls of t e holder.

However, it has been found that the frietional enga ement alone is insuflicient to retain the cus ion members in the holder and oftentimes these cushion members work loose. Moreover, the cost of manufacturing the separate holders is quite an item and in addition,it is necessary to provide some suitable means u n the standard or post.for attaching the olders thereto.

With the present invention all the objec so tionable features just referred to are entirely overcome and I preferably provide a post or standard havin a reinforem member that is rovided wit means for olding a plurahty of cushion members and that is also is preferably channel-shape in cross-section andv that is preferably provided with laterally extending wings or flanges 5 which connect into the forwardly diverging sides 6 of the posts. The rear wall 7 of the post is preferably formed separately and is preferably provided with marginal-flanges 8 that are secured to the sides 6 adjacent to the rear edges thereof.

Located in the post, preferably adjacentto the ends thereof, are a pair ofreinforcin members 9. Each reinforcing member 'pre erably extends transversely of the post and is preferably formed of one piece of sheet metal which is preferably bent as shown in Figure 2 providing a air of spaced pockets 10 having marginal anges 11 that are secured to the sides of the post. These pockets preferably register with elongated openings 12 in the opposite sides of the post and preferably receive a pair of buffers 13 for'the doors.

Each bufl'er preferably consistsof a resilient cushion member 14 that preferably has a dove-tail engagement with one of the pockets, the u per and lower ed es of each cushion mem r being prefera ly beveled and the top and bottom walls of each pocket being correspondingly inclined. Thus, the

rear ends 15 of the pockets will serve ,as stops for the cushion members and the inclined walls will prevent the cushion members from moving laterally or in a direction transverse to the thrust. 1

. For preventin the cushion members from moving forwar y and thus becoming accidental y disengaged from the pockets, 1 preferably punch outwardly from the inner sides 16 of the pockets, suitable pron 17 that preferably project rearwardly an 'that position against opposite 7 preferably spring into engagement with eorrespondingxly shaped recesses 18 in the inner faces of t e cushiorrmembers 14 when the latter are moved into position in the pockets 10.' The recesses 18 formed in thefcushion members are preferably identical so that it is necessary to manufacture onlyone form of cushion. Thus, any one of the cushion" members will be readily applied to any pocket desired.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily ap arent, I desire to have it understood that 1 do not limit myself towhat is herein shown and described and that such changes may be resorted to, when desired as fall within the scope of what is claimed.

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a door bumper, the combination with a holder having a groove open 'at one end, of a cushion member slidably engageable with the holder through the open endopening, a cushion member movable through the o ening in said post and slidably engagea le with the pocket of sald member, and a projection on the reinforcing member for retaining the cushion member in the.

pocket.

3. In a vehicle, a hollow post having an opening therein, of a member carried by the post having a pocket registering with the opening, a cushion member movable through the opening in said post and slidably engageable with the pocket, and means formed 111-.

tegral with said member for retaining the cushion member inthe ket.

4. In a vehicle, a ho ow post having anopening therein, of a member carried by the post having a pocket registering with the open ing, a cushion member movable through the opening in said post and slidably engageable with the pocket, and a prong struck out from said member for retaining the cushion member in said pocket.

5. In a vehicle, a hollow post having openings at the o posite sides thereof, of a reinforcing mem er for the post havin pockets at the endsthereof registering wit said openings, cushion members extending through the openings in the ost and engaging said pockets, and pro ections upon the reinforcing member retaining said cushion members in said pockets.

6. In a vehicle body, a hollow door post having transversely extending openings in opposite sides thereof, a sheet metal member extending transversely of said posthav-ing pockets at the opposite ends thereof registering with said openings, and cushion meinbers carried by the pockets projecting through the openings in the sides of said post. r

-7. In a vehicle body, a hollow door post .antha transversely extending opening in one side thereof, a metallic member extending transversely of the post having a pocket in registration with the .opening, a cushion member carried by the pocket extending through the opening aforesaid, a tongue stuck out from said pocket, and a correspondingly shaped recess in the inner face I of the cushion member, said tongue adapted to spring into engagement with the recess to retain the cushion member in the pocket.- 'In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HERMAN C. MAISE. 

